Did the Orioles quietly raise ticket prices?

[DirtyBird]

I have a flex membership and exhausted the original balance that was prepaid. I have been purchasing tickets for more games and noticed that the prices are now higher than what I paid when I purchased tickets in advance several months ago.

For instance, I bought 4 tickets in Sec 34 for 8/16 on 4/23. They were $79 ea. I just looked, and tickets in the same part of Sec 34 are $87.

I thought that I may have lost the discount after I used all the Flex Plan funds, but no. When I logged out of my account the tickets were $102 ea.

[Moose Milligan]

Based on your powers of deduction, it'd appear that they have raised their prices.  

[DirtyBird]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

Based on your powers of deduction, it'd appear that they have raised their prices.  

A) Did they do it quietly?

B) Will this get Gunnar extended?

[Moose Milligan]

1.  Yes.

2.  Probably not.

[DirtyBird]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

1.  Yes.

2.  Probably not.

So the "free" hats Rubenstein is tossing out are actually $8 a pop.

[Moose Milligan]

There was this that got everyone upset last year:  https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/john-angelos-hints-orioles-wont-extend-young-stars-without-dramatically-raising-prices-at-the-ballpark/

Not sure if we can blame the old regime for DirtyBird's unsettling findings or if this is something that new ownership cooked up.  

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, DirtyBird said:

So the "free" hats Rubenstein is tossing out are actually $8 a pop.

There are no free lunches.  Or hats, apparently.

[DirtyBird]

5 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

There are no free lunches.  Or hats, apparently.

8/16 is Corbin Burnes bobblehead night. Would you like to buy mine?

[Moose Milligan]

Sure.

[OriolesMagic83]

Weren't there higher prices for certain in demand games.  Were you getting discounts for preseason purchasing?  At the $87 level you might do better on stubhub if you buy well ahead of time.

[Aglets]

Orioles have always used a variable pricing model of late.  Depending on who the opponent is.....what day of the week it is.....if there's a promotion.   The prices may be higher.   It is definitely not going to be the same price at each seat for all 81 games.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Weren't there higher prices for certain in demand games.  Were you getting discounts for preseason purchasing?  At the $87 level you might do better on stubhub if you buy well ahead of time.

If demand for all games has gone up they are all in demand games.

[DirtyBird]

2 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Weren't there higher prices for certain in demand games.  Were you getting discounts for preseason purchasing?  At the $87 level you might do better on stubhub if you buy well ahead of time.

No. I originally purchased on 4/23, after the season started. They might be listed for that on StubHub and SeatGeek, but the fees are brutal.

[DirtyBird]

1 minute ago, Aglets said:

Orioles have always used a variable pricing model of late.  Depending on who the opponent is.....what day of the week it is.....if there's a promotion.   The prices may be higher.   It is definitely not going to be the same price at each seat for all 81 games.

I checked for this using the same game, same section and same level of rows as tickets I purchased in late April

[Tony-OH]

20 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Based on your powers of deduction, it'd appear that they have raised their prices.  

This made me literally laugh out loud!